Thor California
Thor California has 10 model lines on NHTSA's register (model years 1997–2008), with 12 recall campaigns and 59 consumer complaints.
Campaigns were most numerous in 2004 (3). The component complaints name most often is tires (342.5 per 1,000 component mentions). The Tahoe line has the most complaints, 19 over 10 model years.
Comparisons here are between Thor California model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model lines
Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within Thor California only.
| Model line | Model years | Campaigns | Complaints | Per model year | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahoe | 10 | 6 | 19 | 1.9 | Tires |
| Jazz | 12 | 5 | 11 | 0.9 | Tires |
| Tahoe Fury | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8.0 | Structure |
| Tahoe 36Wtb | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | Tires |
| Wanderer | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0.6 | Equipment |
| Jazz Frenzy | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | Tires |
| Vortex | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0.2 | Tires |
| Mirage | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 | Structure |
| Wanderer Vortex | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | Structure |
| Fury | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
Campaigns by year
Complaints by year
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Thor California complaints.
Questions and answers
How many recalls has Thor California had?
12 NHTSA recall campaigns name Thor California vehicles (model years 1997–2008). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 80,627, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.
Which Thor California model line has the most complaints?
Tahoe: 19 complaints over 10 model years (1.9 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.
What components are reported most for Thor California?
tires (342.5 per 1,000 mentions), structure (246.6 per 1,000 mentions), electrical system (82.2 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.